I Am a Light Novel Master in Japan Chapter 657

"……Um."

Shiina Mashiro listened quietly to Nanami's praise and responded again.

Nanami's smiling expression suggested that it would take a little more time to cultivate Mashiro's true independence. Not to mention that she caused a small fire in the kitchen three times, broke the washing machine more than 15 times, caused the washing machine to spray a bunch of foam, splashed both of them all over, mopped the walls with a wet mop, and wet towels. Wipe the computer that is still powered on...

"If...if we work harder, Mashiro-chan can be truly independent...even though she has been studying for a year."

When Nanami Aoyama touched Mashiro's head with a happy and somewhat regretful smile, she silently complained in her heart.

Shiina Mashiro said: "Now, I want to change my words a little."

"Eh?" Nanami was slightly stunned, not understanding what Mashiro wanted to say.

"Rita is my best friend, more than just a friend," Mashiro replied.

"..."

Nanami Aoyama looked at Mashiro blankly. At this moment, Mashiro had returned to his original state.

"The surveillance camera found Rita leaving with Holmes."

Shiina Mashiro continued her reasoning and said: "Rita is very good at painting, she should have discovered it."

"...What did you find?" Qihai blinked.

"Answers to Alice's Game."

Shiina Mashiro was silent for a while before telling Nanami. Alice and Victoria, who participated in the Alice game, have been investigating carefully, but have found no answers.

Shiina Mashiro opened the door and asked Nanami: "I'll go out to find Rita. Just stay in the apartment, okay?"

"Um...oh! Okay...but remember, you have to tell me before you come back at noon, so that I can prepare lunch properly."

Nanami Aoyama smiled and said to Mashiro at the door.

After locking the door of 505, Nanami Aoyama looked at Shiina Mashiro's leaving figure and thought quietly against the cold wind in the corridor.

——[I have discussed with the company editor that you will be responsible for dubbing the heroine. 】

——[Nanami understands my voice and can do it. 】

——[If Nanami understands me, she will definitely give the manga a soul. 】

What Shiina Mashiro really means is: Nanami, you know me, so you can also understand my works, so you can definitely match this role...

But because Mashiro's speech was always very brief and he couldn't explain it clearly, he ended up breaking it into many sentences and explaining it constantly.

"……Fool."

Nanami Aoyama showed a warm smile.

Hasn't her Mashiro always been gentle? She also learned more and more about sharing joys and sorrows with her friends, and soon understood that Rita's gentleness was a kind of tenderness in itself.

Mashiro and Rita, who have been somewhat conflicted these days, should be able to reconcile as before...

"Will production start on the 25th next month..."

Nanami thought nervously.

The uneasiness and frustration in her heart disturbed the courage she had just mustered up, and she was slapped hard on the cheek by this girl. This kind of force was almost punitive, making her face turn red and she said to herself He said to himself: "Don't be depressed, Nanami... You must not fail this time... Mashiro is waiting for me, waiting for me to dub her works. I finally have a chance this month, I must succeed!"

Nanami, who was cheering herself up, calmed down, thought about it again and again, and finally returned to the room on the sixth floor and took out a bag of things that she had secretly hidden before from the cabinet.

Inside the black garbage bag was a pile of stuffed animals that had been cut to pieces with sharp tools.

Every night, these three dolls were placed at the door, which unexpectedly made Nanami, who came home late from work, feel creepy.

Naturally, this was a low-interest prank that started three days ago. However, because Nanami went to the police like this, she was not sure whether the police would accept it. In order not to worry Rita and Mashiro, she did not do such a thing. Tell them.

However, she had been carefully observing her surroundings, but there was no suspicious person, and she gradually felt at ease. Nanami has no corresponding experience in this kind of thing. Today, she vaguely felt that Rita and Mashiro seemed to be really involved in some danger. However, she also thought about it. If there was really any danger, the girls would be able to serve as an arm. She is the strongest and should not leave Mashiro and Rita...

"Throw it all away."

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McDonald's restaurant.

Many people began to notice that there was a very beautiful European girl with her head lowered, as if she was enduring it, and she was crying softly. Her tears could not help but fall on her clothes drop by drop.

At this moment, Li Yan, who was sitting opposite, was stunned. He was holding a half-eaten fried chicken leg and stared blankly at Miss Rita, who had her head lowered in front of him.

When he listened to Rita explaining how to guide Mashiro to contact and learn comics, he vaguely felt something was wrong. As a result, this close friend who once appeared next to Mashiro was a girl with the same golden hair color as Mashiro. This was the main driving force that pushed Mashiro Shiina to give up oil painting and come to Japan.

This is almost like a detective drama with an unexpected twist in the series. There are obvious hints, but it still exceeds the audience's expectations.

The warm sunshine shone on Rita's body, and her golden bangs covered her eyes. She unconsciously hugged her shoulders with her hands.

"Li... Sure enough, everyone thinks that someone who tries to make his friend give up oil painting... shouldn't be anyone's friend, right?"

Rita raised her head, with tears in her eyes but a smile on her face, and said to Li Yan.

"..."

Li Yan did not answer.

"Now, the gap between people will bring about an abyss-like feeling of despair. Li, have you ever tried this feeling?" Rita then asked.

"..."

"This feeling is like a person being more and more eroded by the abyss, becoming more and more confused, and more and more crazy... From the beginning of my acquaintance with Mashiro, I have been carrying such a burden, and it seems that I have done such a thing , it’s already doomed.”

"..."

"When I was a child, I was regarded as a genius and sent to that school. I was taught by great painters. At the beginning, everyone in the class felt that they were special and were given high hopes to come here. But... the children in the class suddenly disappeared one after another, and their dreams were shattered one after another... These children are all talented painters in the UK, Europe and the world."

"..."

Li Yan was silent, and he quickly understood the reason.

Because Mashiro is there.

"Because Mashiro is there..."

Rita and Li Yan thought out the results almost at the same time.

"These are all Mashiro's fault...Have you ever experienced the despair after your field of expertise was suddenly ruthlessly crushed by someone? It was as if at that time, the things you liked most began to laugh at you, and you were beaten by the things you liked the most. The feeling of abandonment... Li, that is a gap that cannot be surpassed with a lifetime of hard work... Unfortunately, Mashiro didn't notice this. She only saw the paintings. As a result, the only student in the class who stayed with Mashiro was me. Alone."

Rita's voice trembled slightly, her dull eyes looked at the fried chicken bucket quietly, and she said sadly.